SBI

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

When I started Smart Selling Tools five years ago, I focused mostly on CRM. There were (and still are) more than 100 different CRM tools on the market. Since CRM is the platform for sales organizations, it’s important to have ways to compare offerings and to learn what to look for. That was then.

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MARCH 5, 2013

Recently I had the pleasure to interview Kyle Porter, co-founder and CEO of SalesLoft , a sales intelligence software company. Kyle is a co-founder of B2B Camp- an “unconference” for B2B sales leaders, CEOs, and sales professionals. KP: We’ve created two services for sales folks that are connected to LinkedIn.

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SBI

AUGUST 6, 2013

According to Gartner Group, Total Worldwide CRM Software revenue in 2012 was $18 Billion. But get ready to shake your head and drop your jaw; the same report reminds us that CRM adoption is less than 50% (poor adoption is around 74%). That means that $9 Billion worth of CRM investments in 2012 alone face a questionable return.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 5, 2012

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. 5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever?

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 1, 2012

“What are the sales prospecting tools you use?” Here’s my list as to what I see are the top 9 sales prospecting tools and tips that you need to be successful. The telephone is the #1 tool. Use multiple tools and targeted message. Copyright 2012, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Nearly 80% of companies polled in a new Big Data study find CRM ineffective at helping find external company information. Sales reps are searching as many as 15 different data sources for information on customers and prospects. CSO Insights surveyed 218 CEOs, CSOs, sales execs and managers during June 2012 in an online study.

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Dreamforce 2012: A Spectacular Spectacle. I just returned from Dreamforce 2012. Luckily, I wrote and published a cool-tool recap on Saturday, before it kicked in. The recap lists some intriguing must –see sales tools that caught my attention while making my rounds visiting and chatting with vendors.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 14, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan When a salesperson fails to land a deal, sale or order which they expected, projected, forecasted and pre-banked, nine times out of ten, you can lay the blame on one of the following ten conditions: The salesperson did not have an effective sales process. There was no CRM application.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JANUARY 3, 2012

Your 2012 Sales Plan. It’s a little late to begin planning your 2012 Sales Plan, but in a conversation last week with a reader of this blog, I realized there maybe others who have not formalized their 2012 plan. Sales Goals. 3.1.7 Sales Organization. Sales Strategy. Sales Cost Model.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

In sales we work hard to create mutual next steps with prospective customers and ultimately to help buying opportunities for these prospects – these buyers. But time and again, we get bombarded with interruptions, alerts, tools, and technology. Three Tech Traps to Avoid: Tool Overwhelm. With many tools comes overwhelm.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 15, 2013

Will upper management be able to rely on your sales revenue forecasts in 2013? Many Sales Ops leaders I’ve spoken with are proud of a +/- 10% forecast accuracy. Let’s say the 2013 sales revenue target was set at an even $500 million. Here's a way to make your CRM-based forecasts better and build your credibility.

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SBI

DECEMBER 15, 2020

4 Ways Tech Can Support Sales During Conversations (Not Distract). Now that sales conversations have evolved, and gone more and more digital, there are dozens of types of technology that can support us and make our conversations even stronger. Prior to 2020, sales development reps used about 6 tools on average.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 3, 2018

As there are many, many books on sales management, so there are endless publications, articles and blogs on the subject of lead generation. from Austria in 2012 to establish Pipeliner CRM in America. The better your qualifying process is, the more qualified leads you’ll have for your sale team. An Effective Tool.

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MAY 16, 2012

Do You Have a Sales Funnel? Are you part of a B2B sales organization proactively looking each week at what deals are in your sales funnel (or sales pipeline)? You have a robust, helpful CRM tool that gives you several helpful reports which you can review each week, and lists you can easily pull up on a just-in-time basis.

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Pointclear

JULY 19, 2012

Brian is also CEO of InTouch and author of Lead Generation for the Complex Sale. To illustrate, Brian notes that in his book published six years ago, he said 90% of marketers didn’t have agreement between marketing and sales on basic things such as the meaning of the word, “lead.”

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Your Sales Management Guru

JANUARY 23, 2012

A Sales Manager’s Recipe: What’s Cooking in 2012? Last week after a keynote program called Gourmet Living, an attendee came up to me afterwards and discussed her challenges as a sales manager. So if 2011 left a bad taste in your mouth, use the following ingredients to create a new recipe to make 2012 your best year ever.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Mobile Apps for the Mobile Sales Force. Stored in CRM , Communication , Guest Post , Review , Sales 2.0 , Sales Success , Sales Tool , Sell Better , execution.

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MAY 11, 2012

Ashley Furness, CRM Market Analyst at Software Advice recently wrote about this very issue – teams of salespeople have received or will received tablets but do not have clear deployment plans. Furness asked 7 sales and technology experts what advice they would give to business leaders in this situation. Do you have a plan?

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Velocify

JANUARY 29, 2013

According to a 2012 Bridge Group study [1] , from 2009-2011 the number of inside sales jobs grew 124% in the U.S. This evolution means an increasingly mature buying market that is driving new CRM-related needs for sales and marketing teams. But how are their sales teams capitalizing on the flow of leads coming their way?

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Pointclear

MAY 10, 2012

He is former editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management magazine, and has written for Architectural Record, Inc. ” Convergence: Technology, CRM & Social Media. On the marketing side, companies like Eloqua, Marketo, Pardot, Silverpop and HubSpot are adding features that are nudging them closer to the sales side.

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Make 2012 Your Best Year EVER! Is the market going to be better for your products/services in 2012? Or will your sales team face another tough year to achieve their sales objectives? Make a change : repackage your products/services, alter pricing, even move the desks in your sales offices. Ken@AcumenMgmt.com.

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APRIL 29, 2013

One big contributing factor to your sales success is in your follow-up. With many in sales, follow-up effort is focused less about them and more about you, your products, and services. If you master this, you can truly shine in sales. Most sellers do not follow-up enough. So why all the problems with follow-up?

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

The 2013 Number came back from the Board for the VP of Sales. They expect a 20% increase over your “best case” 2012 finish. Regional Sales Leaders? VP of Sales Operations? If you answered anything other than #4 , revisit the value your Sales Operations Leader is providing. Who do you turn to for help? Not a “doer”.

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Hiring Webinar Metrics Sales Operations Forecasting 303

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. 18 Phone Sales Skills Tips You Can Use Right Now. It’s time to crank out a new list of phone sales skills tips.

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Negotiation Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face 276

Pointclear

MAY 10, 2012

He is former editor-in-chief of Sales & Marketing Management magazine, and has written for Architectural Record, Inc. ” Convergence: Technology, CRM & Social Media. On the marketing side, companies like Eloqua, Marketo, Pardot, Silverpop and HubSpot are adding features that are nudging them closer to the sales side.

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CRM Sales Qualified Lead Marketing Social Media 133

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JUNE 12, 2013

If I could give you a sales team of enthusiastic champions to build your visibility and ultimately your revenues without writing a check, would that be helpful? Most people know how to identify prospective customers or clients and they track them in a CRM system with next actions set. Imagine that sales team I mentioned earlier.

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APRIL 2, 2012

In sales we know how to push the envelope a bit – how to be bold and how to find ways to stand out. We are adamant that if you are in inside sales (or outbound sales) you must STOP these practices immediately. If your sales leader thinks they are OK or that they work, please send them our way. Do better, people.

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Inside Sales Webinar Metrics Outbound LinkedIn 186

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Sales Force (Mis)Alignment. Sales Force Alignment , Tibor Shanto. A Random Walk Up Sales Street. EDGE Sales Process. Hiring Sales Talent. Sales Bloggers Union.

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The Pipeline

JULY 25, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Removing The Barrier From Sales – Sales eXchange – 107. Stored in Attitude , Listening , Proactive , Proactivity , Review , Sales eXchange , Success , execution. August 2011.

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JULY 18, 2012

Some time ago we talked about the 3 parts of the sales pipeline: front , middle , and end from a sellers point of view. Disclosure: since I represent sales, not marketing, this is my interpretation of what a marketer would say.) It will all tie into sales shortly. Today let’s talk from a marketer’s point of view.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 14, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Sales Alchemy. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Forecast , Funnel management , Guest Post , Sales Management , Sales Process , Sales Success , execution , qualifying.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 24, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Preparing for Sales Success – Part 1. Today’s segment is the first of two dealing with what the B2B rep can do to be better prepared to achieve consistent sales success.

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Pipeline Top of Funnel Hiring Cold Calling 241

The Pipeline

MARCH 5, 2012

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Sales Process! Sales eXchange – 139. Your email address will not be shared. Sign up for our Email Newsletter. December 2011. November 2011.

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Sales Process Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel 238

SugarCRM

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Outdated and cumbersome, legacy CRM systems typically provide you with simple storage of customer data, and a few relevant fields and tasks for sales to follow up on. Simply put, legacy CRM systems are not up to today’s business standards, and they don’t fit the needs of most people in the modern workforce.

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JUNE 29, 2012

Those sales leaders who are not surprised are those who are working a plan with a good team of sellers in place. Sales Benchmark Index says that the average tenure of a Chief Sales Officer is 19 months. Sales leadership is a role much like the coach or manager of a professional sports team. Success keeps you in the job.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 31, 2011

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Have You Read The Sales Book About? Sales eXchange – 121. Look at the specifics of the content and how it relates to your accounts, you sales. December 2011. November 2011.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 6, 2012

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Win The Sale Without Compromising on Price. Stored in Attitude , Book Notice , Price , Proactive , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Technique , execution.

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